Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-04-25

coming back to his farm this spring,
leaving his son in the hotel at the
Pond.
Your correspondent just saw
large load of hay on a sled that had
been drawn three miles. How Is that
for the 23d day of April?
The town failed to consolidate dis
tricts Nos. 9 and 10, and also to set
Rovce Cushman and the two Davises
into No. 3, at their town meeting last
Tuesday.
West Ch.ar.le-COn-
r. III. Lathe is quite sick.
The spring term of school closes
next Thursday.
Mrs. Dearborn has moved back
into her house in the village.
Eva Wheeler teaches the school IN
the Sawyer district this summer.
Miss Carrie Gallup returned from
California with Mr.. Boyd's family
Maud H. Cole has returned to Massa-
chusetts to teach school.
Fred Marvin has snapped farms
with Frank Ross, of Swanton, Franklin
county, and will move as soon as pos
sible. His father and mother 60
with him to his new home.
Rev. Charles Boyd and wife from
Portland, Oregon, are visiting rela-
tives here. Mr.. Boyd and family
| leave here soon, and 90 as missiona-
| ries to South Africa. He was a for
mer resident of this town, and a
brother of Mrs. d. Chaplin and Mrs.
c. F. Worthen.
.o~s-nrr%
Mrs. H. McMurray has bought the
Charles Cobb place, paying $500 for
it.
VIM. H. Tibbetts has had the mis-
fortune to dislocate his shoulder
again.
Mvra Douglas has arrived home
from the convent.-Mrs. Jennie Ri
ley is in town.
The w. W. society will meet at the
NJ. E. vestrv next Thursday after
noon and evening. All are invited.
Mrs. Salmon Nye invited the elder
lv ladies of the place to spend the
afternoon of last Friday at her house
in honor of her mother, Mrs. j. B.
Wheelock's birthday.
Ora
Victoria Fellows has gone to Laco-
MIA, n. H.
Lydia Chase is to teach the sum
mer school in the Chase district, and
Amanda Allen in district No. 10.
Judith Goodwin is very feeble this
spring.-Ira Dutton has been a great
sufferer the past winter.-Etta Harri
man is comfortable.
George Howard is having a new
woodshed attached to his set of build
ings.-Nelson Rand is going to re
ting out lumber for a new house.
Rev. A. B. Blake preached his
farewell sermon on Sunday, Apr. II
He has been with US three years anC
pastor and people have become mucl
attached to each other. We shall
deeply regret his departure.
John Gilmore, who recently los
his fingers on a saw, died a few day
ago, at I. T. Patterson's, of Bright
! disease, from which he had suffered ;
long time. His remains were takel
to his fathers house in Glover 70
burial services. He was a very prom
Using young man, and the communit.
deeply regret his loss.
East Ora ftSbury.
George w. Simpson has gone t.
Boston after new goods.
Miss Minnie Seaver has been en-
gagged to teach school at this place.
"How about the measles ?' is tn,
first question heard in this place now
a-days.
James McEwen has lost two gooC
cows, and Alex McLaren one anC
most another.
Ben Cate has sold his entire stock
except his horse, to Dea. Morse, anC
intends to leave town.
Derby
Rev. H. E. Howard went to Con
ference Thursday morning.
School closes the 29th, with prize
speaking, etc. The school has beer
well attended, which speaks well 70
the teachers.
Travelling is very bad here, and i
it were not for the perseverance o
the stage drivers we should be with
out our mail.
Thomas Ewens returned from Cal
ifornia last week. He reports warn
weather there, and no snow afte
leaving Arizona until he was thii
side of Toronto.
Mrs. Nixon Morse, who had beer
confined to her bed since Christmas
died on the / th inst. of consumption
She was placed in the tomb, but vii
be buried at Morgan.
Glover.
Mrs. W. F. TeInpleton has beer
very sick.
Mrs. Flora Drew from the West i
visiting relatives here.